The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) visit the Miami Heat (16-14) after losing 14 road games in a row. The Heat are favored by 9.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

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Heat vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN
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Heat vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Heat (- 9.5)

• Miami is 15-15-0 against the spread this year.
• New Orleans is 12-21-0 against the spread this season.
• The Heat have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or more this year.
• Against the spread as 9.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 3-6.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• The Heat and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points in 15 of 30 games this season.
• The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 222.5 points in 20 of 33 games this season.
• Miami’s games this season have had an average of 219.2 points, 3.3 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for New Orleans’ matchups this season is 223.2, 0.7 more points than this game’s total.
• The Pelicans are the NBA’s 19th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 28th-ranked Heat.
• The Heat are the league’s top-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-450)

• The Heat have been favorites in 18 games this season and won 11 (61.1%) of those contests.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 11.5%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Miami has been at least a -450 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +340 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Heat, based on the moneyline, is 81.8%.

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